“This is exactly how minds are opened: through honest, frank dialogue. Tears may be shed, but not blood.”

—  Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Source: 2010s, Nomad: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (2010), Chapter 14, “Opening the Muslim Mind: An Enlightenment Mind” (p. 209)

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